By Levy Masiteng
The Democratic Alliance accounted for nearly 90% of the R116.8 million in compliant political donations declared in the first quarter of the 2026/27 financial year, while the Electoral Commission flagged more than R15 million in ANC donations for compliance problems.
The Electoral Commission, which published the declarations on Thursday, said four parties reported compliant donations between 1 April and 30 June, as political fundraising gathered pace ahead of the November 4 local government elections.
Democratic Alliance
The DA declared R104.03 million, followed by ActionSA with R5.5 million, the Labour Party of South Africa with R5 million and RISE Mzansi with R2.25 million.
“The DA recorded the largest quantum of donations, accounting for approximately 89% of the total donations declared during the quarter,” the commission said.
Of the DA’s total, R98.75 million was monetary funding and R5.28 million was made up of in-kind donations.
Its biggest monetary donors
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